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Former Team India captain and star batter Virat Kohli lit up the Holkar Cricket Stadium with his valiant 124-run knock in the third and final ODI of the series against New Zealand in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday, January 18. However, Kohli’s 54th ODI century was not enough to prevent the Men in Blue from the defeat as well as the series loss to the Kiwis.

For the first time, Team India lost to New Zealand in the ODI series on home soil, ending their 37-year dominance over the Black Caps in bilateral ODIs in India. However, the Men in Blue were on a 13-ODI series winning streak since 2016, which eventually came to an end following their 2-1 series defeat to New Zealand in Indore.

Despite the ODI series defeat to New Zealand, India’s star batter Virat Kohli earned widespread praise for his fighting century, which kept the hosts in the chase of the 338-run target set by New Zealand. His 101-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Harshit Rana (52) gave Team India a glimmer of hope of chasing down the target before the lower-order collapse dented those chances.

Virat Kohli’s century knock drew massive praise from his childhood Rajkumar Sharma, who penned a heartfelt post for his protege on his Instagram handle.

Taking to his Instagram handle, Rajkumar hailed Virat Kohli’s journey from dreaming big to becoming the champion of the game, while lauding his fighting century in the third ODI against New Zealand in Indore, and called the innings deeply special.

“What a knock, Virat. From the young boy with big dreams to the champion you are today this innings means a lot to me as your coach. Immensely proud. God bless you,” Kohli’s coach wrote.